Up until the last 3 to 4 weeks, the UK was experiencing over 1000 deaths per day. One week in early February they had as many as over 1400 deaths in a single day. They've gotten their daily rate down significantly in the last couple of weeks, but that's hardly definitive. They certainly have not beaten the virus yet. The science dictates that they should maintain the safety protocols that have worked at least for another 6 months or so -- too many lives are at sake.
The UK like Japan, Australia, and New Zealand has an incredible advantage over every other developed nation in Europe and certainly over a country like the U.S. -- the UK is an island. If you compare the UK's overall death rate to the other island nations I mentioned (Japan, Australia, and New Zealand), their record is shockingly bad, worse than even that of the United States. Of course, ultimately that is the legacy of Boris Johnson, just like America's failure is the legacy of Donald Trump. However, I think ryhog's assessment is accurate -- Lloyd Webber is not a medical professional and has consistently been ignoring science. What he is advocating will cost lives. |
